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Festival comedy shows based on machine learning
09/07/2026 … Ten Edinburgh Fringe comedy shows with AI and tech at their core… Garrett Millerick: We Tried it Your Way Garrett Millerick’s show is billed as…
Ten acts of that name heading to the festival
08/07/2026 … We continue our Edinburgh previews with ten Fringe comedians called Sam.
We launch a new podcast column at Sheffield's Crossed Wires festival
08/07/2026 … Welcome to this new monthly round-up from the world of comedy podcasting.
07/07/2026 … Here are ten shows heading to the Edinburgh Fringe from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival – where they all got glowing reviews from Chortle.
© BBC 07/07/2026 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Laurie Kilmartin on her most memorable gigs
06/07/2026 … American comedian and Jimmy Kimmel Live! staff writer Laurie Kilmartin – called ‘one of the most fearless, respected performer-writers in the L.
Ten dramatic productions comedy fans might want to know about
06/07/2026 … We launch our annual batch of preview pieces for the Edinburgh Fringe, here are ten shows from the theatre section of the programme comedy fans might be interested…
The most memorable gigs of Paul Sneddon, the comic behind Vladimir McTavish
01/07/2026 … Following the death of Scottish comedy stalwart Paul Sneddon – who performed as Vladimir McTavish and Bob Doollally – at the age of 70, we reprint this…
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